Saddle for velocipedes



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J. H. HENDRIOK & J.,P. KELLY. SADDLE FOR VELOGIPEDES.

No. 499,675. Patented June 13, 1893.

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No. 499,675. Patented June 13, 1893.

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JOEL H. HENDRICK, OF SPRINGFIELD,

PATENT CFFICE.

AND JARVIS P. KELLY, OF CHICOPEE,

ASSIGNORS TO THE WARWICK CYCLE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF

SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

SADD LE FOR VELOCIPEDES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 499,675, dated June 13,1893.

Application filed December 5, 1892. Serial No. 454,138. (No model.)

To all whont it nwty concern:

Be it known that we, JOEL H. HENDRICK, residing at Springfield, andJARVIS P. KELLY, residing at Chicopee, in the county of Hampden, Stateof Massachusetts, citizens of the United States, have invented new anduseful Improvements in Saddles for Velocipedes, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention for improvements in veloci- IO pede saddles particularlyrelates to the metallic saddle-frame or support for the seat leather.

The primary object of the invention is to construct a saddle which shallpossess the I 5 qualities of ease and flexibility, not inconsistent,however, with all required stability, and also to construct a saddlewhich is light, simple, practicable and cheap.

To these ends the invention consists in constructions and combinationsof parts all substantially as will hereinafter fully appear and be setforth in the claims.

The improvements are illustrated in the accompanying drawings the saddleshown in 2 5 Sheet 1 being understood as an easy riding saddle, whilethat seen in Sheet 2 is understood as one having less capabilities foryielding movements, and better adapted to the requirements of a racer.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the riding saddle withthe seat leather and parts directly connected thereto in centralvertical section. Fig. 2'is a plan view of the saddle-frame with theseat leather indicated only by dotted lines, the cantle being inhorizontal section. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the saddle-frame.Fig. 4 is a cross sectional View of clamp parts taken on the line 4=-4,Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a perspective view on a larger scale of the clampbody. In Sheet 2, Figs. 6 and 7 are views similar to Figs. 1 and 2 butshowing the saddle-frame mounted in the manner as preferred by a racer.

In all of the drawings similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts.

The main portion of the saddle frame consists of a length ofsufficiently heavy spring wire, indicated at A, which has itsintermediate portion looped or return-bent, as more clearly seen inFigs. 2, 3 and 7, and forwardly extended in suitable separation andpractically in parallelism in the legs, a, a. This length of wire,looped or return-bent, as described, is, between its rear loop part andthe forward terminals bent into the form of a how or inverted arch. Thelegs, a, a, are united by clamping devices, which will be now described.

B represents a clamp-body which has the oblique section, b, and, as aforward exten- 6o sion thereof the horizontal member, 0. These parts, band 0, have the parallel edge flanges or lips, 10, 10, and 12, 12, andthe portion, 1), has socket-lugs, d, d, for the entrance thereinto, forengagement, of the very ends of the legs, a, a. The legs'are held inplace against the base of the clamp-body and also against the edgeflanges thereof by the clamp-block,

f, with the inwardly beveled edges held to bearing against the separatedlegs by the spin- 7o dle or bolt, g, formed thereon or engagedtherewith, and which spindle passes through the clamp body and receivesthe confining nut, h.

D represents the longitudinally adj ustable forward support for the seatleather which consists of a length of wire intermediately bent into U-form, as at 15, and having the parallel terminal members bent intoL-form; the legs, 16, 16, rest against the top of the aforementionedextension, 0, of the clamp body and also bear against the edge flanges,12, 12, and are confined by the clamp block, i, which has the bevelededges and the downwardly ex- .tended screwspindle, 2", which is passedthrough the said extension, 0, receiving thereunder the confining nut,To the riser por tion,j, of the said adjustable support, D, the seatleather has its removable supporting engagement by means of the hook,7c. The rear support of the seat leather with the section, e, of theloop bent wire is through the medium of the cantle, m, here indicated asof the usual form.

In order to have any desired tension upon the seat leather the L-shapedsupport, D, is 5 longitudinally adjusted. We do not, of course, broadlyclaim a longitudinally adjustable forward support for the seat leather,knowing such to have been proposed heretofore.

The description thus far given has refer- 10o ence to either of theforms of saddle shown and hereinbefore mentioned, but when the saddle isto have the lessened capabilities for free yielding movements the saddleis connected to the saddle-post-clamp, F, by having such clamp directlyengage the bowed main portion of the saddle-frame at the middle of itslength, as seen in Figs. 6 and 7, but where the increased degree ofyielding movement is to be insured a supplemental arm, G, is furtherprovided which extends from its connection with the aforesaid clamp bodyB, with a downward and rearward inclination terminating at a littledistance below said main portion of the saddle-frame constituted by saidWire length, A, and this arm has the connection with thesaddle-post-clamp. This said arm, G, consists of a suitable length ofheavy spring wire which is formed into an extended U-form byintermediately bending it, as seen at n; the forwardly extended andterminating ends of this wire-formed arm, are ex-;

tended into engagement with the second set of socket-lugs, 0, 0, withwhich the clamp body, B, is provided.

against the flat face of the clamp body and inner surfaces of the saidedge lips, 11, 11;

and the same spindle, g, and confining nut, h,-

may serve to effect the binding action of the clamp-block, f as also toeffect the bind by the clam p-block, f.

The edge flanges, 10, 10, and 12, 12, as well also as those, 11, 11,when employed, serve the twofold purpose of holding the terminals of therespective wire parts of the saddle-frame against lateral displacementand of strengthening the clamp body.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim,and desire to secureby Letters Patcut, is

1. In a saddle for a velocipede, the combi nation with a length of wireintermediately looped and return-bent having its terminals opposite eachother, of the clamp comprising the clamp-body, having a pair of socketlugs and the edge flanges and the clamp-block and confining bolt, andsaid clamp-body carrying the forwardly and upwardly extended support forthe front of the leather, substantially as described.

The clamp body is also provided with the further pair of edge lips orflanges, 11,11, (when the clamp body is 2. In a saddle for a velocipede,the combination with the terminals of the looped and return-bent andbowed length of wire, of the oblique clamp-body, B, having socket lugs,d,

d, and stead ying side flanges, 10, 10, and the forwardly and horizontalextension, 0, with the steadying side flanges, 12, 12, the adjustablefront seat support consisting of a riser, and the rearwardly extendedlegs, and the clamp-blocks, f and 2', and screw spindles and confiningnuts therefor, substantially as described.

3. In a saddle for a velocipede, the combination with a length of wireintermediately looped and return-bent and bowed from front to rear, asdescribed, of a clamp uniting the terminals of said wire and having theforward extension, 0, with the side lips, 12, 12, and the lengthof wire,D, intermediately bent into U-form and having the parallel membersthereof bent into L-form,and the clampblock, 1', and screw spindle andnut, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. In a saddle for a velocipede, the combination with the terminals ofthe looped and return-bent and bowed length of spring-wire, of theobliquely arranged clamp-body having the edge flanges, 10, 10, and 11,11, at its upper and under sides, and also the socket-lugs, d, d, at oneside, in which the said wire terminals have engagements, and having thesocket-lugs, 0, 0, on its other side, and said body having the forwardhorizontal extension carrying the forwardly adjustable support for theforward end of the seat-leather, and the arm, G, consisting of a lengthof spring wire intermediately return -bent and having its ends extendedto engagements in said socketlugs, 0, 0,and the clamp-blocks, f, and fand the confining bolt passed therethrough and through the clamp-bodyand having the nut, all substantially as described and shown.

5. The clam p-body consisting of the oblique section, b, with the upperand lower edge flanges, 10, 10, and 11, 11, and the upper and lowersocket-lugs, (Z, cl, and 0,0, and the horizontal extension-member,c,with the upwardly extended edge-flanges,12,12, substantially as shown.

JOEL H. HENDRIOK. JARVIS P. KELLY.

Witnesses:

H. A. CHAPIN, K. I. CLEMoNs.

